Chapter 1091 - Plan of Retreat
The entire battlefield was silent!
The arcanists had long since stopped considering the adepts as one of their kind. Instead, they regarded adepts as cruel, evil creatures, much like the disaster creatures and starbeasts. However, when they witnessed a giant two-headed adept bite off their companion’s head and chew it bite by bite with their own eyes, it was completely different! Their hearts trembled and shivered in fright!
As such, when the flame giant, the two-headed adept, and the terrifying adept in the astral construct surrounded them, the arcanists’ spirits broke down.
The arcane tower that was fighting against Adept Holly unleashed a violent arcane attack, forcefully repelling the astral construct. It then fired a guiding bolt at its ‘companion’ to drag it out of the starlight array. The two towers turned and flew into the distance without ever turning back.
They had retreated.
These arcanists had retreated without a fight! Intimidated by the evil adepts, they had fled!
The two-headed adept couldn’t help but spit at the sight of the fleeing silhouette of the enemy. He spoke, disdain thick in his voice, “Hmph! Eggshells that have never seen the battlefield.”
Even Greem couldn’t help but sigh as he looked upon the enemy’s slowly vanishing figure.
Freila fell silent.
It wasn’t as if the Arcane Empire had never invaded other planar worlds. Naturally, they knew how much damage would be inflicted upon ordinary mortals once the terrifying invaders had entered the plane. Blood would flow like rivers, and lives would be worthless. These words weren’t even enough to describe the horrors of a planar war.
Barely one out of every hundred mortals would be fortunate enough to survive a planar war.
Moreover, the Arcane Empire wasn’t facing a single enemy this time. It was a massive conglomerate that had combined several of the most powerful races of the multiverse. There was almost no chance for the Arcane Empire to survive this ‘calamity.’
The more they reflected on the issue, the more the arcanists felt their souls being torn into two halves.
They also wanted to stand behind with His Majesty Newman for a last stand against those otherworldly monsters, in hopes of a chance of survival amidst the endless carnage. However, their rationality as arcanists told them that this would only be a dead end. It would instead cause the entirety of the Arcane Empire to be caught within the enemy’s grasp, and never again would they have a chance to return to their former glory.
As such, the hearts of all the arcanists in Reisin Garden bled as they listened silently to Freila describing the split that had occurred between the higher-ups of the Empire. It felt like their hearts were being torn into two pieces.
“What do you think then, my lady?” Another arcanist stood forward.
“At the moment, the Empire’s defensive line outside the barrier is still holding steady. Apart from a few rats that have broken into our world, there is only that horde of disaster creatures and a few individual starbeasts. Also, news of the Empire’s retreat must not be leaked prematurely.
“Remember, the Empire’s leadership will only provide us with a limited amount of time and quota. Every arcanist of Third Ring and above can bring two people with them, while arcanists of Second Ring and below can only bring one person along. Apart from that, the Empire has also provided our Reisin Garden with a transfer quota of two hundred people. When you go back, properly choose amongst your apprentices. Report the especially talented young ones to me, and I will consider placing them on the list of transfers.
“I repeat, news of the Empire’s retreat remains a matter of high confidentiality. Every arcanist in this meeting must maintain silence. At the very least, I do not wish to see leakage of this news, causing chaos in the floating city before the plan of retreat begins. Do you hear me?” In the last sentence, Freila’s tone turned cold and harsh. The intimidating aura of a Great Arcanist instantly engulfed the arcane hall.
“Understood!” Every single arcanist stood straight and nodded in understanding.
“Remember, anyone that leaks this information will have their name removed from the transfer list. Do not blame me for being heartless when that happens!” After warning her subordinates once more, Freila’s expression relaxed. She waved her hand lethargically and said, “Go down and make your preparations then!”
Freila let out a silent sigh as she watched the arcanists leave. She turned and returned to her room.